Q: Is 172,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,140 is a composite number.

Why is 172,140 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 172,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 38 57 60 76 95 114 151 190 228 285 302 380 453 570 604 755 906 1,140 1,510 1,812 2,265 2,869 3,020 4,530 5,738 8,607 9,060 11,476 14,345 17,214 28,690 34,428 43,035 57,380 86,070 and 172,140, with no remainder.

Since 172,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,140, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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